About the Hornby Conservation Area
The Hornby Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1995. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
ProjectElsewhereIn Hornby CA
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St Mary the VirginGrade I
- Hornby CastleGrade I
- Cross Shaft Approximately 3 Metres South of South-West Corner of South Porch of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Forster Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of East End of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Garden WallsGrade II
- Gate Piers Near Lawn LodgeGrade II
- Group of 4 Chest Tombs Immediately West of South Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Hole Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres East of East End of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Hornby LodgeGrade II
- MuseumGrade II
- Sarcophagus Approximately 5 Metres North-East of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Swale Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres East of East End of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Weathered Effigy Approximately 5 Metres West of South Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Well-HeadGrade II
The council’s appraisal
PDFHornby Conservation Area AppraisalNorth Yorkshire Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from North Yorkshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.